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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Singapore (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
95
337
552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
76
298
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
43
247
413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
39
239
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
33
225
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
33
225
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
57
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Singapore
7 Families width 126 Species and 1 Subspecies
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders28SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders56SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers31SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Singapore
57 Genera with 126 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Acusilas Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1993Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1867Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 17934SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1870Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1859Garden orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1999Dewdrop spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Batueta Locket, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Bijoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Chikunia Yoshida, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1955Three-lobed Spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Cyphalonotus Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1892Spiny Backed Orb Weaver8SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Herennia Thorell, 1881Coin spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Heurodes Keyserling, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Janula Strand, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Johorea Locket, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1892Orchard Spider And Allies4SpeciesTaxom
Leviaraneus Tanikawa & P..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Macracantha Simon, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Mesida Kulczynski, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1793Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Milonia Thorell, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Molione Thorell, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Nasoona Locket, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Neogea Levi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1881Hermit spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Nescina Ballarin & Li, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Nihonhimea Yoshida, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Opadometa Archer, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1993Comb-Clawed Spider3SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanapis Simon, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicrocentria Miller, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Sancus Tullgren, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1892Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Singatrichona Tanasevitch, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Songaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Talthybia Thorell, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1879Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1890Tangle-Web Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1896Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Tylorida Simon, 18771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Singapore
126 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achaearanea mundula (L. Koch, 1872)⇒ Parasteatoda tesselata Keyserling, 1884
Acusilas coccineus Simon, 1895
Anelosimus kohi Yoshida, 1993
Arachnura melanura Simon, 1867Black tail spider
Aranea longipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Aranea maculata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Aranea pilipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Aranea sebae (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Araneus anaspastus Thorell, 1892
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus noegeatus Thorell, 1895
Araneus omoedus (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope catenulata Doleschall, 1859Grass cross spider
Argiope dang Jäger & Prax..., 2009
Argiope mangal Koh, 1991
Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Argiope versicolor Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Argyrodes amboinensis Tord Tamerla..., 1878
Argyrodes argentatus Octavius Pic..., 1880Dewdrop spider
Argyrodes fasciatus Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Argyrodes fissifrons (O. P.-Cambridge, 1869)⇒ Argyrodes kumadai Chida & Tani..., 1999
Argyrodes flagellum Doleschall, 1857
Argyrodes flavescens O. P.-Cambridge, 1880Red and silver dewdrop spider
Argyrodes kumadai Chida & Tani..., 1999
Batueta voluta George Hazel..., 1982Aerial yellowjacket
Bijoaraneus mitificus Simon, 1886
Ceratinopsis blesti George Hazel..., 1982Aerial yellowjacket
Chikunia bilde Smith, Agnar..., 2019
Cyclosa bifida Doleschall, 1859
Cyclosa bulla Tanikawa & P..., 2018
Cyclosa centrodes Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Cyclosa confraga Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa micula Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Cyclosa mulmeinensis Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa pellaxoides Carl Friedri..., 1955California harvester ant
Cyrtarachne bufo Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyrtarachne conica Octavius Pic..., 1901
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora unicolor Doleschall, 1857
Episinus mucronatus Eugène Simon, 1894
Episinus pictus Eugène Simon, 1895
Episinus rhomboidalis Eugène Simon, 1895
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Eriovixia porcula Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Gasteracantha beccarii (Tord Tamerla..., 1877)⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Gasteracantha diadesmia Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Gasteracantha doriae Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha mammeata (Thorell, 1859)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha picta Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843
Gea subarmata Tord Tamerla..., 1890Sand bee
Herennia multipuncta Doleschall, 1859Ornamental tree trunk spider
Herennia ornatissima (Doleschall, 1859)⇒ Herennia papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Herennia papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881Golden cricket wasp
Heurodes porculus Eugène Simon, 1877
Janula picta Simon, 1895
Janula triangularis Yoshida & Koh, 2011
Johorea decorata George Hazel..., 1982Aerial yellowjacket
Leucauge argentata Octavius Pic..., 1869
Leucauge argentina Hasselt, 1882Sand bee
Leucauge decorata Blackwall, 1864
Leucauge fibulata Thorell, 1892
Leviaraneus noegeatus Thorell, 1895
Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Mesida gemmea Hasselt, 1882
Meta ornata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Milonia albula Octavius Pic..., 1899
Milonia obtusa Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Molione triacantha Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Nasoona chrysanthusi George Hazel..., 1982Aerial yellowjacket
Nasoona crucifera Thorell, 1895
Nasoona prominula George Hazel..., 1982Aerial yellowjacket
Neogea nocticolor Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Nephila antipodiana Walckenaer, 1842Batik Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila aurosa (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila chrysogaster (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila fuscipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila kuhlii Doleschall, 1859
Nephila maculata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila ornata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804
Nephila pecuniosa (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Nephila procera (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila submaculata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila sulphurosa (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila tenuipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881Golden cricket wasp
Nescina kohi Lin, Ballari..., 2016
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Nihonhimea mundula L. Koch, 1872
Opadometa fastigata Eugène Simon, 1877Pear shaped Leucauge
Parasteatoda mundula Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Parasteatoda tesselata Keyserling, 1884Cobweb spiders
Parasteatoda triangula Yoshida, 1993
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Poltys apiculatus Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Pseudanapis parocula Eugène Simon, 1899
Pseudomicrocentria simplex George Hazel..., 1982Aerial yellowjacket
Sancus fuligo fuligo Mabille, 1876
Singa perpolita Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Singatrichona longipes Tanasevitch, 2019
Songaraneus perpolitus Thorell, 1893
Talthybia depressa Tord Tamerla..., 1898
Tetragnatha hasselti Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Tetragnatha josephi Okuma, 1988
Tetragnatha squamata Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Theridion inquinatum Tord Tamerla..., 1878Carpenter bees
Theridion rufipes (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846
Theridion subradiatum Eugène Simon, 1901
Theridion t-notatum Tord Tamerla..., 1895
Theridion weberi Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Theridion zonulatum Tord Tamerla..., 1890Sand bee
Theridiosoma fasciatum Workman, 1896
Thwaitesia rhomboidalis Eugène Simon, 1903
Tylorida ventralis Thorell, 1877

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Singapore
FamilyAnapidae
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders, Orb Weaver Spiders, Orb weavers, Orb-weaver spider, Orb-weaver spiders, Orb-weavers, Orb-Weaving Spider, Orbweavers, Typical Orb Weavers, Typical orb-weaver spiders
25
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLinyphiidae
Blackwall, 1859
Dwarf spiders, Dwarf weavers, Lattice web spiders, Line Weavers, Line Weaving Spiders, Line-Weaving Spiders, Money Spider/Sheet Weaver, Money Spiders, Sheet weavers, Sheet web spider, Sheet-Web Spinners, Sheet-Web Weavers, Sheetweb And Dwarf Weavers, Sheetweb weavers
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Horizontal Orb-Web Weavers, Large-Jawed Orb Weavers, Long jawed orb-weavers, Long jawed spiders, Long-jawed orb weavers, Long-Jawed Orbweavers, Long-Jawed Spiders, Longjawed Orb Weavers, Longjawed orbweavers, Stretch spider, Thick-Jawed Spiders
10
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders, Cobweb weavers, Comb-footed spiders, Combfooted Spiders, Scaffold web spider, Scaffolding-Web Spiders, Tangle-web spiders, Theridiids
13
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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